Air Corps officer reinstated ahead of dismissal appeal

The Court Martial Appeal Court has ordered “a stay” on the dismissal of an Air Corp officer from the Defence Forces, pending the outcome of an appeal against his conviction for calling a Lt Col “a little p***k”.

Last month, Comdt Niall Donohue, aged 47, attached to No 5 Support Wing of the Air Corps, became the first Defence Force officer to be dismissed in over 20 years when he was handed down the sentence as punishment for using abusive language to a superior.